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The Water of Life Discourse between Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well by Angelika Kauffmann, 17th–18th century. The Samaritan woman at the well is a figure from the Gospel of John. John 4:4–42 relates her conversation with Jesus at Jacob's Well near the city of Sychar.
The story of the Samaritan woman is told in the Gospel of John. A woman leans eagerly forward in conversation with Jesus, in contrast to the typical portrayal of the time which showed the woman sitting passively listening to a monologue. [1] It is one of the few works by Gentileschi with a full landscape. [2]
While Jesus is waiting for his disciples to return, a Samaritan woman comes to the well and Jesus asks her for a drink. The obvious object of the request is for physical refreshment after the journey, [ 13 ] although Neo-Lutheran theologian Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg suggests a spiritual interpretation, "Give me spiritual refreshment (by thy ...
The in-depth account about Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well is highly significant for understanding Jesus in several relationships: Samaritans, women, and sinners. By talking openly with this woman, Jesus crossed a number of barriers which normally would have separated a Jewish teacher from such a person as this woman of Samaria.
From the story of the Samaritan woman at the well to the parable of the Good Samaritan, Samaritans were very much a part of Early Christianity.While Jesus instructed his disciples not to go to the Samaritans, he dealt with the Samaritans directly, and referenced them in his teachings.
The verses tell the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, found in the Gospel of John at 4:4-30. The refrain draws from the Gospel of John at 12:32, often interpreted as a prophecy of the Crucifixion and/or the Resurrection of Jesus: And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. and runs as follows: [3]
Jesus Met the Woman at the Well" is a traditional gospel song. It relates the story of the meeting between Jesus and the Samaritan Woman, found in the Gospel of John at 4:4-26. One of the earliest recordings, by The Pilgrim Travelers (1950), credits the song as "Traditional, arranged by J. W. Alexander".
Christ and the Samaritan Woman at the Well is a painting in oils on canvas of 1796 by Angelica Kauffman, depicting the eponymous Gospel passage.It was bought from the artist's estate in 1829 by Louis I of Bavaria and remained in the House of Wittelsbach until it was transferred to the Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds in 1926; it then passed to the State of Bavaria in 1938.